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I, Susan S. Gray, SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTIONS for the above State and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT: WHEREAS, in the 2010 Georgia General Assembly, the House and Senate passed House Bill 277, known as the Transportation Investment Act of 2010, to provide 12 special tax districts across the State and to provide for a special district transportation sales and use tax in such special districts; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Code Section 48-8-243 of the Transportation Investment Act of 2010, the Central Savannah River Area special district Roundtable, of which Jefferson County is a part, officially approved a Final Investment List to be funded through the special district transportation sales and use tax; and WHEREAS, the special one percent (1%) sales and use tax will not exceed a projected revenue generation amount of $841,044,916 for the Central Savannah River Area special district, and shall not exceed ten (10) years in duration commencing January 1, 2013; and WHEREAS, Seventy-Five percent (75%) of the projected revenue generation amount will fund the approved Final Investment List of the Central Savannah River Area special tax district and Twenty-Five percent (25%) of the projected revenue generation amount will be directly distributed to the cities and counties of the Central Savannah River Area special tax district by formula for local transportation uses; and WHEREAS, the Central Savannah River Area Roundtable has made a resolution to the Superintendents of Election of the Central Savannah River Area special tax district, as specified in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated 48-8-244, to notify the election superintendent to issue the call for election for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the county the question of whether such sales and use tax shall be granted for approval or rejection; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Code Section 48-8-244, the election results will be tabulated per district and if more than one-half of the votes cast throughout the special district are in favor of levying the tax, then the tax will be levied in said special district as specified; and WHEREAS, the Final Investment List to be undertaken and completed utilizing 75% of the projected revenue generation amount in the Central Savannah River Area special tax district are as follows: Project ID Project Name County RC07-000002 Highway 56 Widening Project - Phase II Burke County RC07-000003 Highway 56 Widening Project - Phase III Burke County RC07-000005 Highway 56 Widening - Phase I Burke County RC07-000007 Sardis Truck Improvements at Intersections Burke County RC07-000009 Westside Truck Route - Waynesboro Burke County RC07-000016 I-20/SR 221 Bridge Replacement and Intersection Improvements Columbia County RC07-000017 Old Petersburg Road/Old Evans Road from Baston Road to Washington Road Improvements Columbia County RC07-000019 SR 1017/Flowing Wells Road from I-20 to SR 104/Washington Road Improvements Columbia County RC07-000024 SR 28 from South Carolina Line to CR 1236/Evans to Locks Road Widening Columbia County RC07-000025 SR 388/Horizon South Parkway Widening from I-20 to SR 232/Columbia Road Columbia County RC07-000031 Widen SR 388 from CR 571/Wrightsboro Road to I-20 Columbia County RC07-000032 Wrightsboro Road Improvements from SR 388/Lewiston Road to SR 223/Robinson Avenue Columbia County RC07-000038 Gettis Street Improvement Project Hancock County RC07-000039 Hwy 22 West Improvement Project Hancock County RC07-000044 Convert Hoyt Braswell Road to Truck Route Jefferson County RC07-000046 Louisville Bypass Jefferson County RC07-000061 Widen SR 67 and Add Turn Lanes Jenkins County RC07-000063 Add Passing Lane on SR 43 (NB and SB) between lake and SR220 Lincoln County RC07-000066 SR 47 Passing lanes for 2.48 Miles Lincoln County RC07-000070 Highway 17 North of 223-Drainage Improvements McDuffie County RC07-000079 SR 17 Widening from SR 43 to Smith Mill Road McDuffie County RC07-000086 Thomson West Bypass Construction-From 3 Points Road to East of SR 17 McDuffie County RC07-000096 Augusta Public Transit Operations and Maintenance Richmond County RC07-000105 Bath Edie Road and Highway 88 Intersection Improvements Richmond County RC07-000106 Berkman Road over Raes Creek (Bridge Replacement) Richmond County RC07-000107 Broad Street Improvements (Washington Road to Sand Bar Ferry Road) Richmond County RC07-000108 Broad Street over Hawks Gully (Bridge Repair and Restoration) Richmond County RC07-000111 Broad Street over the Augusta Canal (Bridge Repair & Restoration) Richmond County RC07-000112 Brothersville Road and Highway 88 Intersection Improvements Richmond County RC07-000113 Calhoun Expressway Repair and Reconstruction Richmond County RC07-000114 Daniel Field Airport -App. #1: New Hangar Doors for both Bulk Hangar and Maintenance Hangars Richmond County RC07-000116 Gordon Highway and Deans Bridge Road Intersection Improvements Richmond County RC07-000117 Greene Street Improvements from 13th Street to East Boundary Street Richmond County RC07-000118 Highland Avenue Bridge Repair and Restoration Over CSX Railroad Richmond County RC07-000119 Highland Avenue Resurfacing from Wrightsboro Road to Wheeler Road Richmond County RC07-000120 Improvements to SR 104 / Riverwatch Parkway Median Barrier – Jones Street to I-20 Richmond County RC07-000121 Intelligent Transportation System Master Plan Implementation-Richmond County Richmond County RC07-000123 Jackson Road Resurfacing from Walton Way to Wrightsboro Road Richmond County RC07-000126 Marks Church Road Widening From Wrightsboro Road to Wheeler Road Richmond County RC07-000127 Milledgeville Road Bridge Maintenance at Rocky Creek Richmond County RC07-000129 North Leg Road Improvements (Sibley Road to Wrightsboro Road) Richmond County RC07-000130 Old Waynesboro Road over Spirit Creek (Bridge Replacement) Richmond County RC07-000134 Pleasant Home Road (Riverwatch Parkway to Walton Way Extension) Richmond County RC07-000135 Rehabilitate Air Carrier and General Aviation Aprons Richmond County RC07-000137 Richmond County Emergency and Transit Vehicle Preemption System Richmond County RC07-000138 Riverwatch Parkway (15th Street to County Line) Richmond County RC07-000139 Riverwatch Parkway Adaptive Signal Project Richmond County RC07-000140 Riverwatch Parkway and Fury’s Ferry Road Intersection Improvements Richmond County RC07-000141 Riverwatch Parkway and Stevens Creek Road Intersection Improvements Richmond County RC07-000142 Riverwatch Pkwy. Corridor Improvements from I-20 to River Shoals Richmond County RC07-000144 Signal Modernization Walton Way Phase III (Bransford Road to Milledge Road) Richmond County RC07-000145 Signal Modernization Walton Way Phase III (Druid Park to Heard Avenue) Richmond County RC07-000146 SR 4 / 15th Street Pedestrian Improvements – Calhoun Expwy. to Central Avenue Richmond County RC07-000147 SR 4 /15th Street Widening – Milledgeville Road to Government Road Richmond County RC07-000148 Telfair Street Improvements (15th Street to East Boundary Street) Richmond County RC07-000151 Walton Way Ext. Resurfacing (Robert C. Daniel to Walton Way) Richmond County RC07-000153 Windsor Spring Road, Phase IV from Tobacco Road to Willis Foreman Road Richmond County RC07-000154 Windsor Spring Road, Phase V (Road and Bridge Widening) Richmond County RC07-000155 Wrightsboro Road/CR 1501 Widening - Jimmie Dyess Pkwy. to I-520 Richmond County RC07-000156 Bridge Upgrade on Bethany Church Road over N Fork Ogeechee River Taliaferro County RC07-000159 I-20 Frontage Road Phase 1 Warren County RC07-000160 I-20 Frontage Road Phase 2 Warren County RC07-000168 Hwy. 15 Sandersville By Pass (Upgrade between Hwy 242 and SR15) Washington County RC07-000174 SR 15 Sparta Bypass Hancock County RC07-000175 Resurface Deepstep Road (C.R. 348) Washington County RC07-000178 Passing Lanes on SR 10 Wilkes County RC07-000179 Robert Toombs Avenue Resurfacing Wilkes County RC07-000181 Widen SR 17 to Four Lanes with a Median - Phase 1 Wilkes County RC07-001211 Berckmans Road Realignment and Widening (Wheeler Road to Washington Road) Richmond County RC07-001212 Improvements to Robinson Avenue/SR 223 from SR 388 to SR 10/Richmond County Columbia County RC07-001213 5th Street - Laney Walker Boulevard to Reynolds Street Richmond County RC07-001214 Walton Way over Hawks Gully (Bridge Repair and Restoration) Richmond County RC07-001215 Gordon Hwy/U.S. 78 Median Barrier between U.S. 25 and Walton Way Richmond County RC07-001216 Scott`s Way over Rae`s Creek (Bridge Replacement) Richmond County RC07-001217 5th Street Bridge (Bridge Repair and Restoration) Richmond County RC07-001218 James Brown Reconstruction Richmond County RC07-001219 Druid Park Improvements (Walton Way to Wrightsboro Road) Richmond County RC07-001220 6th Street (Laney Walker Boulevard to Reynolds Street) Richmond County RC07-001221 15th Street over Augusta Canal (Bridge Repair and Restoration) Richmond County RC07-001222 7th Street Bridge over Augusta Canal (Bridge Replacement) Richmond County RC07-001223 13th Street (RA Dent to Reynolds Street) Richmond County RC07-001224 11th Street over the Augusta Canal (Bridge Repair and Restoration) Richmond County RC07-001225 Walker Street (Sidewalks, Curb&Gutter, Resurface) from SR 4/US Hwy 1 to Young St Jefferson County RC07-001226 Glascock County School Access Road Glascock County RC07-001227 Program/ Administration Fee Region Wide NOW, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY VIRTUE OF O.C.G.A. §48-8-244 AND O.C.G.A.§21-2-540, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: (1) That a call for a special one percent (1%) sales and use tax in the Central Savannah River Area special tax district, of which Jefferson County is a part, in an amount not to exceed $841,044,916 and for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) years duration commencing January 1, 2013 subject to the approval of the voters of said special tax district is hereby issued. (2) That said Special Election shall be held on July 31, 2012, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; that all persons who are not registered to vote and who desire to register to vote in the special election may register to vote through the close of business on July 2, 2012. (3) That the question to be put before the voters of Jefferson County, as part of the Central Savannah River Area special tax district, shall be placed on the ballot and read as follows:
SAMPLE BALLOT (NO) work in this region and the state be improved by providing for a 1 percent special district transportation sales and use tax for the purpose of transportation projects and programs for a period of ten years?’ I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of this office at the Jefferson County Courthouse, Louisville, Georgia, this 23rd day of April, 2012.
Susan S. Gray
I, Denise L. Dallas, SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTIONS for the above State and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT: WHEREAS, in the 2010 Georgia General Assembly, the House and Senate passed House Bill 277, known as the Transportation Investment Act of 2010, to provide 12 special tax districts across the State and to provide for a special district transportation sales and use tax in such special districts; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Code Section 48-8-243 of the Transportation Investment Act of 2010, the Central Savannah River Area special district Roundtable, of which Glascock County is a part, officially approved a Final Investment List to be funded through the special district transportation sales and use tax; and WHEREAS, the special one percent (1%) sales and use tax will not exceed a projected revenue generation amount of $841,044,916 for the Central Savannah River Area special district, and shall not exceed ten (10) years in duration commencing January 1, 2013; and WHEREAS, Seventy-Five percent (75%) of the projected revenue generation amount will fund the approved Final Investment List of the Central Savannah River Area special tax district and Twenty-Five percent (25%) of the projected revenue generation amount will be directly distributed to the cities and counties of the Central Savannah River Area special tax district by formula for local transportation uses; and WHEREAS, the Central Savannah River Area Roundtable has made a resolution to the Superintendents of Election of the Central Savannah River Area special tax district, as specified in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated 48-8-244, to notify the election superintendent to issue the call for election for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the county the question of whether such sales and use tax shall be granted for approval or rejection; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Code Section 48-8-244, the election results will be tabulated per district and if more than one-half of the votes cast throughout the special district are in favor of levying the tax, then the tax will be levied in said special district as specified; and WHEREAS, the Final Investment List to be undertaken and completed utilizing 75% of the projected revenue generation amount in the Central Savannah River Area special tax district are as follows: Project ID Project Name County RC07-000002 Highway 56 Widening Project - Phase II Burke County RC07-000003 Highway 56 Widening Project - Phase III Burke County RC07-000005 Highway 56 Widening - Phase I Burke County RC07-000007 Sardis Truck Improvements at Intersections Burke County RC07-000009 Westside Truck Route - Waynesboro Burke County RC07-000016 I-20/SR 221 Bridge Replacement and Intersection Improvements Columbia County RC07-000017 Old Petersburg Road/Old Evans Road from Baston Road to Washington Road Improvements Columbia County RC07-000019 SR 1017/Flowing Wells Road from I-20 to SR 104/Washington Road Improvements Columbia County RC07-000024 SR 28 from South Carolina Line to CR 1236/Evans to Locks Road Widening Columbia County RC07-000025 SR 388/Horizon South Parkway Widening from I-20 to SR 232/Columbia Road Columbia County RC07-000031 Widen SR 388 from CR 571/Wrightsboro Road to I-20 Columbia County RC07-000032 Wrightsboro Road Improvements from SR 388/Lewiston Road to SR 223/Robinson Avenue Columbia County RC07-000038 Gettis Street Improvement Project Hancock County RC07-000039 Hwy 22 West Improvement Project Hancock County RC07-000044 Convert Hoyt Braswell Road to Truck Route Jefferson County RC07-000046 Louisville Bypass Jefferson County RC07-000061 Widen SR 67 and Add Turn Lanes Jenkins County RC07-000063 Add Passing Lane on SR 43 (NB and SB) between lake and SR220 Lincoln County RC07-000066 SR 47 Passing lanes for 2.48 Miles Lincoln County RC07-000070 Highway 17 North of 223-Drainage Improvements McDuffie County RC07-000079 SR 17 Widening from SR 43 to Smith Mill Road McDuffie County RC07-000086 Thomson West Bypass Construction-From 3 Points Road to East of SR 17 McDuffie County RC07-000096 Augusta Public Transit Operations and Maintenance Richmond County RC07-000105 Bath Edie Road and Highway 88 Intersection Improvements Richmond County RC07-000106 Berkman Road over Raes Creek (Bridge Replacement) Richmond County RC07-000107 Broad Street Improvements (Washington Road to Sand Bar Ferry Road) Richmond County RC07-000108 Broad Street over Hawks Gully (Bridge Repair and Restoration) Richmond County RC07-000111 Broad Street over the Augusta Canal (Bridge Repair & Restoration) Richmond County RC07-000112 Brothersville Road and Highway 88 Intersection Improvements Richmond County RC07-000113 Calhoun Expressway Repair and Reconstruction Richmond County RC07-000114 Daniel Field Airport -App. #1: New Hangar Doors for both Bulk Hangar and Maintenance Hangars Richmond County RC07-000116 Gordon Highway and Deans Bridge Road Intersection Improvements Richmond County RC07-000117 Greene Street Improvements from 13th Street to East Boundary Street Richmond County RC07-000118 Highland Avenue Bridge Repair and Restoration Over CSX Railroad Richmond County RC07-000119 Highland Avenue Resurfacing from Wrightsboro Road to Wheeler Road Richmond County RC07-000120 Improvements to SR 104 / Riverwatch Parkway Median Barrier – Jones Street to I-20 Richmond County RC07-000121 Intelligent Transportation System Master Plan Implementation-Richmond County Richmond County RC07-000123 Jackson Road Resurfacing from Walton Way to Wrightsboro Road Richmond County RC07-000126 Marks Church Road Widening From Wrightsboro Road to Wheeler Road Richmond County RC07-000127 Milledgeville Road Bridge Maintenance at Rocky Creek Richmond County RC07-000129 North Leg Road Improvements (Sibley Road to Wrightsboro Road) Richmond County RC07-000130 Old Waynesboro Road over Spirit Creek (Bridge Replacement) Richmond County RC07-000134 Pleasant Home Road (Riverwatch Parkway to Walton Way Extension) Richmond County RC07-000135 Rehabilitate Air Carrier and General Aviation Aprons Richmond County RC07-000137 Richmond County Emergency and Transit Vehicle Preemption System Richmond County RC07-000138 Riverwatch Parkway (15th Street to County Line) Richmond County RC07-000139 Riverwatch Parkway Adaptive Signal Project Richmond County RC07-000140 Riverwatch Parkway and Fury’s Ferry Road Intersection Improvements Richmond County RC07-000141 Riverwatch Parkway and Stevens Creek Road Intersection Improvements Richmond County RC07-000142 Riverwatch Pkwy. Corridor Improvements from I-20 to River Shoals Richmond County RC07-000144 Signal Modernization Walton Way Phase III (Bransford Road to Milledge Road) Richmond County RC07-000145 Signal Modernization Walton Way Phase III (Druid Park to Heard Avenue) Richmond County RC07-000146 SR 4 / 15th Street Pedestrian Improvements – Calhoun Expwy. to Central Avenue Richmond County RC07-000147 SR 4 /15th Street Widening – Milledgeville Road to Government Road Richmond County RC07-000148 Telfair Street Improvements (15th Street to East Boundary Street) Richmond County RC07-000151 Walton Way Ext. Resurfacing (Robert C. Daniel to Walton Way) Richmond County RC07-000153 Windsor Spring Road, Phase IV from Tobacco Road to Willis Foreman Road Richmond County RC07-000154 Windsor Spring Road, Phase V (Road and Bridge Widening) Richmond County RC07-000155 Wrightsboro Road/CR 1501 Widening - Jimmie Dyess Pkwy. to I-520 Richmond County RC07-000156 Bridge Upgrade on Bethany Church Road over N Fork Ogeechee River Taliaferro County RC07-000159 I-20 Frontage Road Phase 1 Warren County RC07-000160 I-20 Frontage Road Phase 2 Warren County RC07-000168 Hwy. 15 Sandersville By Pass (Upgrade between Hwy 242 and SR15) Washington County RC07-000174 SR 15 Sparta Bypass Hancock County RC07-000175 Resurface Deepstep Road (C.R. 348) Washington County RC07-000178 Passing Lanes on SR 10 Wilkes County RC07-000179 Robert Toombs Avenue Resurfacing Wilkes County RC07-000181 Widen SR 17 to Four Lanes with a Median - Phase 1 Wilkes County RC07-001211 Berckmans Road Realignment and Widening (Wheeler Road to Washington Road) Richmond County RC07-001212 Improvements to Robinson Avenue/SR 223 from SR 388 to SR 10/Richmond County Columbia County RC07-001213 5th Street - Laney Walker Boulevard to Reynolds Street Richmond County RC07-001214 Walton Way over Hawks Gully (Bridge Repair and Restoration) Richmond County RC07-001215 Gordon Hwy/U.S. 78 Median Barrier between U.S. 25 and Walton Way Richmond County RC07-001216 Scott`s Way over Rae`s Creek (Bridge Replacement) Richmond County RC07-001217 5th Street Bridge (Bridge Repair and Restoration) Richmond County RC07-001218 James Brown Reconstruction Richmond County RC07-001219 Druid Park Improvements (Walton Way to Wrightsboro Road) Richmond County RC07-001220 6th Street (Laney Walker Boulevard to Reynolds Street) Richmond County RC07-001221 15th Street over Augusta Canal (Bridge Repair and Restoration) Richmond County RC07-001222 7th Street Bridge over Augusta Canal (Bridge Replacement) Richmond County RC07-001223 13th Street (RA Dent to Reynolds Street) Richmond County RC07-001224 11th Street over the Augusta Canal (Bridge Repair and Restoration) Richmond County RC07-001225 Walker Street (Sidewalks, Curb&Gutter, Resurface) from SR 4/US Hwy 1 to Young St Jefferson County RC07-001226 Glascock County School Access Road Glascock County RC07-001227 Program/ Administration Fee Region Wide NOW, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY VIRTUE OF O.C.G.A. §48-8-244 AND O.C.G.A.§21-2-540, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: (1) That a call for a special one percent (1%) sales and use tax in the Central Savannah River Area special tax district, of which Glascock County is a part, in an amount not to exceed $841,044,916 and for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) years duration commencing January 1, 2013 subject to the approval of the voters of said special tax district is hereby issued. (2) That said Special Election shall be held on July 31, 2012, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; that all persons who are not registered to vote and who desire to register to vote in the special election may register to vote through the close of business on July 2, 2012. (3) That the question to be put before the voters of Glascock County, as part of the Central Savannah River Area special tax district, shall be placed on the ballot and read as follows:
SAMPLE BALLOT (NO) work in this region and the state be improved by providing for a 1 percent special district transportation sales and use tax for the purpose of transportation projects and programs for a period of ten years?’ I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of this office at the Glascock County Courthouse, Gibson, Georgia, this 24th day of April 2012.
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